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International Affairs Strategic Plan

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Strategic Goals

  • Strategic Goal 1: Build financial stability, resiliency, and sustainability
    INITIATIVE PROGRESS
    Grow international undergraduate enrollment

    See Enrollment: UCR | Institutional Research for more details

    Increase international MS enrollment

    See Enrollment: UCR | Institutional Research for more details

    Outreach to international alumni and parents  
    Receive dedicated percentage of nonresident
    tuition funding for International Affairs
     
    Implement fees for processing postgraduation
    employment applications
     
  • Strategic Goal 2: Invest in the success of the people who teach, do research, work, learn, and live at UCR
    INITIATIVE PROGRESS
    Improve overall UCR experience for international students  
    Expand high-impact practices - increasing Education Abroad participation - Academic Integration for Education Abroad for undergraduate programs

    Numbers of student study abroad participants are recovering post-pandemic

    Full report here

    Improve overall UCR experience for international scholars  
    Create international scholars’ network  
    Reimagine and redesign staff experience to focus on retention and developing values-led environment for staff to thrive  
    Expand professional development opportunities for staff – on campus, online, around the region, and with professional organizations nationwide  
  • Strategic Goal 3: Expand the visibility and scope of influence of UCR locally, nationally and globally
    INITIATIVE PROGRESS
    Senator Paul Simon and APLU Award for Global Learning, Research, & Engagement – IA to guide collaborative opportunities across academic and nonacademic units - campus-wide internationalization through cross-pollination of efforts and resources. Building awareness amongst all stakeholders will foment international activities and grow a strong commitment to internationalization.  
    Expand and refine international outreach – alumni, parents  
    Increase outreach to and engagement with current students and parents  
    Develop and implement a strategy for on-going IA staff participation in professional organizations